Hand held communications microphone

Claim 1

The combination in a microphone comprising: a hollow housing, top and bottom major surfaces in said housing; an aperture on said top surface for receiving sound energy and transmitting sound energy into said housing; receiver means internal to said housing and in communication with said aperture comprising a case having an open top, a ceramic transducing means internal to said case, a plastic diaphragm supported in said case and connected to said transducing means, a damping element having a plurality of apertures disposed underneath said diaphragm, said plurality of apertures of said damping element covered by porous damping material; open cellular foam plastic material disposed between said apertures and said receiver means; a moisture impervious material loosely disposed between said open cellular material and said receiver means and means sealing said membrane over a top of said plastic diaphragm; a stop means on said bottom surface for limiting maximum displacement of said receiver means disposed between said surfaces; and, resilient mounting rubber gasket means disposed about said aperture surrounding a top of said receiver means and resilient mounting means opposite said aperture on said bottom surface being disposed within said stop means.